Names and email addresses for two people who will provide letters of recommendation

Electronic version of your unofficial college transcript (if scanned hard copies of electronic transcripts are not available). If you have more than one college transcript, scan and combine them into one pdf file. Hard copies mailed to the SPUR Coordinator will not be accepted.

Personal essay describing:

How your participation in SPUR would contribute to your future goals and career plans.

Which area(s) of research interest you.

Any previous research experience you've had, if any.

Social interests

Selection Process

Selection and laboratory/mentor placement will take place during February and March. We will select a total of 10 undergraduate students for the summer program. These applicants will receive an invitation via email to join SPUR/SPUR-DAN and must reply with his/her acceptance by the deadline indicated in the communication.

Applicants who are not placed will be notified via email by the end of April.

Equal Opportunity

Hunter College is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Institution. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage, citizenship, military or veteran status, or status as victim of domestic violence in its student admissions, employment, access to programs, and administration of educational policies. Questions or concerns may be forwarded to the Office of Diversity and Compliance. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/affirmativeaction/index.shtml

Application Deadline: February 1 by 5pm EST, Annually

Contact
If you still have questions after reviewing our program pages, please email the program coordinator, Christine Gonzalez – cgo0025(at) hunter (dot) cuny (dot) edu.

Research

About

The Center for Translational and Basic Research (CTBR) for Addressing Health Disparities and Improving Health Outcomes (formerly The Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function/Gene Center) is dedicated to enhancing infrastructure to support basic and translational/clinical research, and to reducing minority health disparities. The Center contains a cadre of 19 biomedical researchers focusing on the areas of Cancer, Neuro/Behavior, and Disease Prevention using telehealth e-platforms to serve the underserved populations.

Acknowledgements

The CTBR is supported by a Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (8 G12 MD007599) of the National Institutes of Health, the Weill Cornell Medical College Clinical & Translational Science Center (2UL1TR000457-06) of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.